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. >> brown: an ancient and historic city at risk in a modern-day civil war. we look at the destruction in aleppo, syria. >> this is one of the great tragedies. aleppo's an extraordinary cross roads of cultures, religions, all built on a strata of centuries of -- >> woodruff: and ray suarez has the story of a 19th century recording made on tinfoil by thomas edison, digitally converted so we can hear it. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow starts today. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions a
. >> brown: an ancient and historic city at risk in a modern-day civil war. we look at the destruction in aleppo, syria. >> this is one of the great tragedies. aleppo's an extraordinary cross roads of cultures, religions, all built on a strata of centuries of -- >> woodruff: and ray suarez has the story of a 19th century recording made on tinfoil by thomas edison, digitally converted so we can hear it. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for...
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a wave of bombings targeted shi- ite neighborhoods, from the northern city of kirkuk to the southern town of kut. the iraqi affiliate of al-qaeda claimed responsibility. iran has restored access to google's e-mail service, a week after the government blocked it. the initial action against g-mail was taken after an anti- islamic video appeared on google's video hosting site, youtube. but the loss of service drew complaints from users, including members of the iranian parliament. the people of greece got more grim news today: they're facing a sixth year of recession. a draft budget projected the greek economy will shrink again in 2013 by almost 4%. unemployment is set to rise another full point, to nearly 25%. meanwhile, euro-zone officials reported unemployment across the continent remained at a record high of 11.4% in august. . >> the figure is much higher than a year ago. it demonstrates the importance of putting in place effective reforms to reverse the trend in unemployment and in particular youth unemployment. it's clearly unacceptable that 25 million europeans are now out of wor
a wave of bombings targeted shi- ite neighborhoods, from the northern city of kirkuk to the southern town of kut. the iraqi affiliate of al-qaeda claimed responsibility. iran has restored access to google's e-mail service, a week after the government blocked it. the initial action against g-mail was taken after an anti- islamic video appeared on google's video hosting site, youtube. but the loss of service drew complaints from users, including members of the iranian parliament. the people of...
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but how can a city control the heat? cities are usually hotter than their surrounding rural areas, because all the buildings and pavement absorb the sun's heat during the day and keep giving off heat into the night. it's called the urban heat island effect. here's a map of chicago from the city's department of environment. these red built-up pockets are where the temperature is hotter throughout the city. or look at this satellite view of phoenix's night temperatures, where yellow areas are the hottest. the difference between phoenix and a neighboring rural town is about 11 degrees. and making all that worse is the fact that scientists have seen a rise in surface temperature in the last century worldwide. by looking at data from urban and rural areas, land and sea, they've been able to account for local impacts including weather stations near heat retaining structures. that is, they know that chicago is hotter-- and not just because of all those buildings. thomas peterson is a climatologist with the national oceanic and
but how can a city control the heat? cities are usually hotter than their surrounding rural areas, because all the buildings and pavement absorb the sun's heat during the day and keep giving off heat into the night. it's called the urban heat island effect. here's a map of chicago from the city's department of environment. these red built-up pockets are where the temperature is hotter throughout the city. or look at this satellite view of phoenix's night temperatures, where yellow areas are the...
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democrats have won the once- thriving steel city in the past. but this year, economic woes have put pueblo, and the state, up for grabs. the correspondent is john larson. in this excerpt, he explores voter attitudes about the gridlock in washington. >> jack is the director of the pueblo economic development corporation at 301 north main street. >> i can't tell you how many folks have come up to me and say what can we do. how do we impact this. and because we're talking not about our local government, not even about the state government. it's feels as though we just don't have that ability to influence those events. >> that said, that the lawmakers in washington appear increasingly deaf to the realities of main street, was something we heard from nearly everyone here regardless of political party or oddology. we asked everyone whether they had confidence the federal government could help solve some of the country's most pressing issues. >> no i don't. i mean the state of colorado has-- here and we have a lot of faith in them. the overall governme
democrats have won the once- thriving steel city in the past. but this year, economic woes have put pueblo, and the state, up for grabs. the correspondent is john larson. in this excerpt, he explores voter attitudes about the gridlock in washington. >> jack is the director of the pueblo economic development corporation at 301 north main street. >> i can't tell you how many folks have come up to me and say what can we do. how do we impact this. and because we're talking not about our...
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institutions like citi groupe should have been restructured and broken up. we couldn't even get conversations go being that. >> do you feel you did enough to speak up internally against all the -- >> when congress did authorize all this tarp money it was my clear understanding and one of the reasons i participated in these bailouts is that we were going to get a big loan modification program, woid scale to prevent unnecessary foreclosures from occurring and it never happened. didn't happen under bush. didn't happen under obama. so i do, that does still make me angry. i spoke out about it a lot of i was being criticized for speaking out about it. on the bailouts maybe i should have done more. we were asked to guarantee all the financial institutions and we said no, we weren't going do that. there is-- i was recall the anecdote where i felt like i was ambushed and the meeting in hank paulson's office, he and ben were there, they were on the phone and hand me a script that says the fti c will stand behind all liabilities in the financial system. and i wasn't go
institutions like citi groupe should have been restructured and broken up. we couldn't even get conversations go being that. >> do you feel you did enough to speak up internally against all the -- >> when congress did authorize all this tarp money it was my clear understanding and one of the reasons i participated in these bailouts is that we were going to get a big loan modification program, woid scale to prevent unnecessary foreclosures from occurring and it never happened. didn't...
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yekaterina samutsevich was mobbed by the media as she left the moscow city court. she vowed to fight for the release of the other two women, whose sentences of two years in prison were upheld. the case has been widely condemned in the u.s. and europe as part of a crackdown on dissent. toyota recalled more than seven million vehicles around the world today for a bad power- window switch that can fill the car with smoke. the action affects more than a dozen models made from 2005 through 2010. there have been more than 200 incidents reported in the u.s., but no crashes or injuries have resulted. toyota has been trying to recover from a series of recalls of some 14 million vehicles in recent years. car owners who have crashed in the last three years may have gotten counterfeit airbags as replacements, without knowing it. the national highway traffic safety administration warned today there's an extreme safety risk. it said at least 250,000 vehicles may have airbags that inflate only partially or not at all. car owners should check a website safercar.gov for more inform
yekaterina samutsevich was mobbed by the media as she left the moscow city court. she vowed to fight for the release of the other two women, whose sentences of two years in prison were upheld. the case has been widely condemned in the u.s. and europe as part of a crackdown on dissent. toyota recalled more than seven million vehicles around the world today for a bad power- window switch that can fill the car with smoke. the action affects more than a dozen models made from 2005 through 2010....
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who stood in line to hear vice president biden at the republican friendly retirement community sun city say they are confident that the president will do well in the final debate which will center on foreign affairs. >> i think he and hillary clinton have done a fine job. i mean, after all, romney insulted israel, poland and u.k. all in one week or something. >> i don't think he's really in a position to jump all the way out there as far as foreign affairs is concerned and draw conclusions that we are weaker because of president obama. i think that we are stronger because of president obama. >> woodruff: but democratic state legislator darren soto who knows florida politics says the pressure will be on the president not only to prevail on foreign policy but to make a larger point about the economy. and to do it in a way that gets democrats out of their homes and into the voting booth. >> continuing to fight for us like he did in the second debate will be critical. so he's got to keep that moxie together. second, i think he needs to continue to articulate and even further detail economic
who stood in line to hear vice president biden at the republican friendly retirement community sun city say they are confident that the president will do well in the final debate which will center on foreign affairs. >> i think he and hillary clinton have done a fine job. i mean, after all, romney insulted israel, poland and u.k. all in one week or something. >> i don't think he's really in a position to jump all the way out there as far as foreign affairs is concerned and draw...
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and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that hurricane irene caused record flooding in the northeast. but with sandy came new records and according to new york governor andrew cuomo, more pressure for governments to act. >> i joke that every two years we have a 100 year flood. the frequency is way up. it is not prudent, to sit here, i believe, at this point and say, well it's not going to happen again. once you have that recognition, then what are you doing about it. and what design changes, what construction changes are you making to deal with it. >> suarez: as new york struggles to recover from sandy, cuomo looked to the long-term, calling fo
and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that...
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the city had been a power center for al-shabab, the group that's fought somalia's internationally backed government for years. al-shabab is allied with al- qaeda, but the militants now have been driven out of all of somalia's major cities. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the men at the top of the presidential tickets hunkered down again today for debate preparation, ahead of the big meeting tomorrow night. but they also managed to break away briefly-- president obama for a visit to the hoover dam, and governor romney out with an aide to buy lunch, a burrito. meanwhile, their running mates made multiple stops in key states. vice president biden told a crowd in charlotte, north carolina that mitt romney would raise taxes on most americans to fund tax cuts for the wealthy. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class has been buried the last four years. how in lord's name can they justify raising their taxes with these tax cuts? look, folks, we've seen this movie before. massive tax cuts for the wealthy. eliminating restrictions on wal
the city had been a power center for al-shabab, the group that's fought somalia's internationally backed government for years. al-shabab is allied with al- qaeda, but the militants now have been driven out of all of somalia's major cities. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the men at the top of the presidential tickets hunkered down again today for debate preparation, ahead of the big meeting tomorrow night. but they also managed to break away...
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witnesses also reported new shelling in the central city of homs. a suicide bomb outside a mosque in northern afghanistan killed 41 people today. plumes of smoke rose in front of the mosque as people gathered to celebrate eid. many of the dead were policemen and soldiers. 56 others, including civilians, were wounded. in kabul, afghan president hamid karzai condemned the attack and made this appeal. >> i call on the taliban and other government opposition to stop the destruction of their own country. stop the killing of their people, stop destruction of their mosques, hospitals and schools, and stop working for the aims of foreigners. >> sreenivasan: also today, the taliban claimed responsibility for the killing of two u.s. troops in an insider attack on thursday. a member of the afghan security forces shot the troops and then escaped to join the taliban. the father of a teenage pakistani girl shot by the taliban had encouraging words about his daughter's recovery today. malala yousufzai's family flew from pakistan to britain to be with her at a hosp
witnesses also reported new shelling in the central city of homs. a suicide bomb outside a mosque in northern afghanistan killed 41 people today. plumes of smoke rose in front of the mosque as people gathered to celebrate eid. many of the dead were policemen and soldiers. 56 others, including civilians, were wounded. in kabul, afghan president hamid karzai condemned the attack and made this appeal. >> i call on the taliban and other government opposition to stop the destruction of their...
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. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to deal with expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts. find a link to "need to know" and much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with npr's peter overby about spending by super-pacs on campaign ads. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy
. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to...
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massachusetts senate race, and other congressional contests to watch; plus, new clashes in the syrian city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university, and lloyd shapley, a professor emeritus at the university of california los angeles. wall street had a strong start to the week on news of rising retail sales and better-than- expected earnings at citigroup. the dow jones industrial average gained 95 points to close at 13,424. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 3064. a 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot by a taliban gunman was flown to england today for medical treatment. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter
massachusetts senate race, and other congressional contests to watch; plus, new clashes in the syrian city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the...
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on tuesday, we'll look at rising temperatures in urban areas, and one city's efforts to cool down. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lprreehtiodr onucsac captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org1
on tuesday, we'll look at rising temperatures in urban areas, and one city's efforts to cool down. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to...
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thieves carried out a brazen art heist overnight at a museum in the dutch city of rotterdam. seven paintings were stolen, including works by monet, picass aisndam mat, seon, others. they're part of a private collection that was being exhibited publicly for the first time. police did not explain how the robbers managed it, but one museum security expert said they had to get through a sophisticated security system. >> the response was very quick. thieves were not able to steal many paintings but unfortunately they got out a few paintings. these paintings will remain on the crime scene for many many years, maybe because they can't sell them they might destroy them. again it's impossible to sell them. >> sreenivasan: the paintings hundreds of millions of dollars if they were sold legally. the c.e.o. of citigroup abruptly resigned today, effective immediately. vikram pandit and his chief operating officer, john havens, both stepped down. citigroup said michael corbat will step in as c.e.o. he had been the bank's chief executive for europe, the middle east and africa. the company g
thieves carried out a brazen art heist overnight at a museum in the dutch city of rotterdam. seven paintings were stolen, including works by monet, picass aisndam mat, seon, others. they're part of a private collection that was being exhibited publicly for the first time. police did not explain how the robbers managed it, but one museum security expert said they had to get through a sophisticated security system. >> the response was very quick. thieves were not able to steal many...
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they are not allowed to come into atlantic city. there's a travel ban into the city. there's still a potavf oower lines down. there's a lot of debris in the roads, you know, from those awnings that fell down. traffic lights fell down. there's a lot of clean-up to be done. the same goes here in ocean city. there's less debris i've seen but because there's so much water people are not coming back in right now. >> suarez: kate zezima of the associated press, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. woodruff: and our apologies. we did have not photos for mr mr. seaton and ms. zezima and now the problem for air travelers. >> warner: at least 17,000 flights have been canceled since saturday including nearly 8,000 today. jean medina is with the airlines for america a trade line that represents the major carriers. ms. medina, give us an update on where air travel stands right now this evening. i mean, how many airports remain closed? how many passengers have had their plans derailed? >> well, as you noted a lot of cancellations. we're slowly working to bring the network back up.
they are not allowed to come into atlantic city. there's a travel ban into the city. there's still a potavf oower lines down. there's a lot of debris in the roads, you know, from those awnings that fell down. traffic lights fell down. there's a lot of clean-up to be done. the same goes here in ocean city. there's less debris i've seen but because there's so much water people are not coming back in right now. >> suarez: kate zezima of the associated press, thanks for joining us. >>...
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but the host city of san francisco is already gearing up. newshour correspondent spencer michels has our story. >> ever since 1851, sailors and well-heeled skippers have raced through the water in ever more expensive, high-tech sailboats, in per suit of the coveted america's cup. so the victor go the spoils in 2010, ari ellisson from oracle won the cup for america. his prize, besides bragging rights, was to get to choose where the race would be held next. his choice was to bring the contest to his home waters, san francisco bay. he concocted a series of rag gatas from all around the world, where competing teams from 11 countries, designed to build enthusiasm and excitement for the main event. america's cup, 2013. where 72-foot boats will plow through the bay. the preliminary races featured boats that measured about 45-feet long, with wing sails, as described by racing announcer andrei green. >> they're the same sailors, the same teams, but the boats are just a little smaller. it is essentially their practice race. this is just to get everyon
but the host city of san francisco is already gearing up. newshour correspondent spencer michels has our story. >> ever since 1851, sailors and well-heeled skippers have raced through the water in ever more expensive, high-tech sailboats, in per suit of the coveted america's cup. so the victor go the spoils in 2010, ari ellisson from oracle won the cup for america. his prize, besides bragging rights, was to get to choose where the race would be held next. his choice was to bring the...
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the investigation focused on alleged fraud in seven cities. sensitive u.s. documents still aren't fully secured at the burned-out american consulate in benghazi, libya, three weeks after it was attacked. the "washington post" reported today the papers detailed weapons collection operations, personnel records, and the schedule for u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private guards are protecting the site. >> we have had some challenges securing the site. we are continuing to talk to the libyan side about that. but this was not-- based on what we've seen-- any kind of breach of classified information. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, the f.b.i. confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyri
the investigation focused on alleged fraud in seven cities. sensitive u.s. documents still aren't fully secured at the burned-out american consulate in benghazi, libya, three weeks after it was attacked. the "washington post" reported today the papers detailed weapons collection operations, personnel records, and the schedule for u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private...
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i think thiis an citi race between two very, very capable men. and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. >> brown: with powell's nod, the president campaigned in tampa, florida, where he told supporters they have a stark choice. >> you can chose the top-down policies that got us into this mess, or you can choose the policies that are getting us out of this mess. ( cheers ) you can choose the foreign policy that's reckless and wrong, or you can choose one that's steady and strong. ( cheers ) you can choose to turn back the clock 50 years for women and for immigrants and for gays, or, in this election, you can stand up for that basic principle that makes our country the envy of the world, that we're all created equal. >> brown: those comments come amid continued fallout over statements about abortion by indiana republican senate candidate richard mourdock in a debate tuesday night. >> and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is someth
i think thiis an citi race between two very, very capable men. and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. >> brown: with powell's nod, the president campaigned in tampa, florida, where he told supporters they have a stark choice. >> you can chose the top-down policies that got us into this mess, or you can choose the policies that are getting us out of this mess. ( cheers ) you can choose the foreign...